OVERFLOW — OVERRANK

OVERFLOW — OVERRANK NWAD OVERFLOW.1

OVERFLOW, v.t. NWAD OVERFLOW.1

1. To spread over, as water; to inundate; to cover with water or other fluid. NWAD OVERFLOW.2

2. To fill beyond the brim. NWAD OVERFLOW.3

3. To deluge; to overwhelm; to cover, as with numbers. NWAD OVERFLOW.4

The northern nations overflowed all christendom. NWAD OVERFLOW.5

OVERFLOW, v.i. NWAD OVERFLOW.6

1. To run over; to swell and run over the brim or banks. NWAD OVERFLOW.7

2. To be abundant; to abound; to exuberate; as overflowing plenty. NWAD OVERFLOW.8

OVERFLOW, n. An inundation; also, superabundance. NWAD OVERFLOW.9

OVERFLOWING, ppr. Spreading over, as a fluid; inundating; running over the brim or banks. NWAD OVERFLOWING.1

OVERFLOWING, a. Abundant; copious; exuberant. NWAD OVERFLOWING.2

OVERFLOWING, n. Exuberance; copiousness. NWAD OVERFLOWING.3

OVERFLOWINGLY, adv. Exuberantly; in great abundance. NWAD OVERFLOWINGLY.1

OVERFLUSH, v.t. To flush to excess. NWAD OVERFLUSH.1

OVERFLUSHED, pp. NWAD OVERFLUSHED.1

1. Flushed to excess; reddened to excess. NWAD OVERFLUSHED.2

2. Elated to excess. NWAD OVERFLUSHED.3

OVERFLY, v.t. To pass over or cross by flight. NWAD OVERFLY.1

OVERFORWARD, a. Forward to excess. NWAD OVERFORWARD.1

OVERFORWARDNESS, a. Too great forwardness or readiness; officiousness. NWAD OVERFORWARDNESS.1

OVERFREIGHT, v.t. overfra’te. [See Freight.] NWAD OVERFREIGHT.1

To load too heavily; to fill with too great quantity or numbers; as, to overfreight a boat. NWAD OVERFREIGHT.2

OVERFRUITFUL, a. Too rich; producing superabundant crops. NWAD OVERFRUITFUL.1

OVERGET, v.t. To reach; to overtake. [Not used.] NWAD OVERGET.1

OVERGILD, v.t. To gild over; to varnish. NWAD OVERGILD.1

OVERGIRD, v.t. To gird or bind too closely. NWAD OVERGIRD.1

OVERGLANCE, v.t. To glance over; to run over with the eye. NWAD OVERGLANCE.1

OVERGO, v.t. NWAD OVERGO.1

1. To exceed; to surpass. NWAD OVERGO.2

2. To cover. [Not used.] NWAD OVERGO.3

OVERGONE, pp. overgawn’. Injured; ruined. NWAD OVERGONE.1

OVERGORGE, v.t. overgorj’. To gorge to excess. NWAD OVERGORGE.1

OVERGRASSED, pp. Overstocked with grass; overgrown with grass. NWAD OVERGRASSED.1

OVERGREAT, a. Too great. NWAD OVERGREAT.1

OVERGROW, v.t. NWAD OVERGROW.1

1. To cover with growth or herbage. NWAD OVERGROW.2

2. To grow beyond; to rise above. NWAD OVERGROW.3

OVERGROW, v.i. To grow beyond the fit or natural size; as a hugh overgrown ox. NWAD OVERGROW.4

OVERGROWTH, n. Exuberant or excessive growth. NWAD OVERGROWTH.1

OVERHALE. [See Overhaul.] NWAD OVERHALE.1

OVERHANDLE, v.t. To handle too much; to mention too often. NWAD OVERHANDLE.1

OVERHANG, v.t. NWAD OVERHANG.1

1. To impend or hang over. NWAD OVERHANG.2

2. To jut or project over. NWAD OVERHANG.3

OVERHANG, v.i. To jut over. NWAD OVERHANG.4

OVERHARDEN, v.t. To harden too much; to make too hard. NWAD OVERHARDEN.1

OVERHASTILY, adv. In too much haste. NWAD OVERHASTILY.1

OVERHASTINESS, n. Too much haste; percipitation. NWAD OVERHASTINESS.1

OVERHASTY, a. Too hasty; precipitate. NWAD OVERHASTY.1

OVERHAUL, v.t. NWAD OVERHAUL.1

1. To spread over. NWAD OVERHAUL.2

2. To turn over for examination; to separate and inspect. NWAD OVERHAUL.3

3. To draw over. NWAD OVERHAUL.4

4. To examine again. NWAD OVERHAUL.5

5. To gain upon in a chase; to overtake. NWAD OVERHAUL.6

OVERHEAD, adv. overhed’. Aloft; above; in the zenith or ceiling. NWAD OVERHEAD.1

OVERHEAR, v.t. To hear by accident; to hear what is not addressed to the hearer, or not intended to be heard by him. NWAD OVERHEAR.1

OVERHEARD, pp. Heard by accident. NWAD OVERHEARD.1

OVERHEAT, v.t. To heat to excess. NWAD OVERHEAT.1

OVERHELE, v.t. To cover over. [Not used.] NWAD OVERHELE.1

OVERHEND, v.t. To overtake. [Not used.] NWAD OVERHEND.1

OVERJOY, v.t. To give great joy to; to transport with gladness. NWAD OVERJOY.1

OVERJOY, n. Joy to excess; transport. NWAD OVERJOY.2

OVERLABOR, v.t. NWAD OVERLABOR.1

1. To harass with toil. NWAD OVERLABOR.2

2. To execute with too much care. NWAD OVERLABOR.3

OVERLADE, v.t. To load with too great a cargo or other burden. NWAD OVERLADE.1

OVERLADEN, pp. Overburdened; loaded to excess. NWAD OVERLADEN.1

OVERLAID, pp. [See Overlay.] Oppressed with weight; smothered; covered over. NWAD OVERLAID.1

OVERLARGE, a. Too large; too great. NWAD OVERLARGE.1

OVERLARGENESS, n. Excess of size. NWAD OVERLARGENESS.1

OVERLASH, v.i. NWAD OVERLASH.1

1. To exaggerate. [Little used.] NWAD OVERLASH.2

2. To proceed to excess. [Little used.] NWAD OVERLASH.3

OVERLAY, v.t. NWAD OVERLAY.1

1. To lay too much upon; to oppress with incumbent weight; as a country overlaid with inhabitants. NWAD OVERLAY.2

Our sins have overlaid our hopes. NWAD OVERLAY.3

2. To cover to spread over the surface; as, to overlay capitals of columns with silver; cedar overlaid with gold. NWAD OVERLAY.4

3. To smother with close covering; as, to overlay an infant. NWAD OVERLAY.5

4. To overwhelm; to smother. NWAD OVERLAY.6

A heap of ashes that o’er lays your fire. NWAD OVERLAY.7

5. To cloud; to overcast. NWAD OVERLAY.8

- As when a cloud his beam doth overlay. NWAD OVERLAY.9

6. To cover; to join two opposite sides by a cover. NWAD OVERLAY.10

And overlay with this portentous bridge the dark abyss. NWAD OVERLAY.11

OVERLAYING, n. A superficial covering. Exodus 38:17, 19. NWAD OVERLAYING.1

OVERLEAP, v.t. To leap over; to pass or move from side to side by leaping; as, to overleap a ditch or a fence. NWAD OVERLEAP.1

OVERLEATHER, OVERLETHER, n. The leather which forms or is intended to form the upper part of a shoe; that which is over the foot. [With us, this is called upper leather.] NWAD OVERLEATHER.1

OVERLEAVEN, v.t. overlev’n. NWAD OVERLEAVEN.1

1. To leaven too much; to cause to rise and swell too much. NWAD OVERLEAVEN.2

2. To mix too much with; to corrupt. NWAD OVERLEAVEN.3

OVERLIBERAL, a. Too liberal; too free; abundant to excess; as overliberal diet. NWAD OVERLIBERAL.1

OVERLIGHT, n. Too strong a light. NWAD OVERLIGHT.1

OVERLIVE, v.t. overliv’. To outlive; to live longer than another; to survive. [We generally use outlive.] NWAD OVERLIVE.1

OVERLIVE, v.i. overliv’. To live too long. NWAD OVERLIVE.2

OVERLIVER, n. One that lives longest; a survivor. NWAD OVERLIVER.1

OVERLOAD, v.t. To load with too heavy a burden or cargo; to fill to excess; as, to overload the stomach or a vehicle. NWAD OVERLOAD.1

OVERLONG, a. Too long. NWAD OVERLONG.1

OVERLOOK, v.t. NWAD OVERLOOK.1

1. To view from a higher place; applied to persons; as, to stand on a hill and overlook a city. NWAD OVERLOOK.2

2. To stand in a more elevated place, or to rise so high as to afford the means of looking down on; applied to things. The tower overlooked the town. NWAD OVERLOOK.3

3. To see from behind or over the shoulder of another; to see from a higher position; as, to overlook a paper when one is writing. NWAD OVERLOOK.4

4. To view fully; to peruse. NWAD OVERLOOK.5

5. To inspect; to superintend; to oversee; implying care and watchfulness. NWAD OVERLOOK.6

He was present in person to overlook the magistrates. NWAD OVERLOOK.7

6. To review; to examine a second time or with care. NWAD OVERLOOK.8

The time and care that are required to overlook, and file and polish well. NWAD OVERLOOK.9

7. To pass by indulgently; to excuse; not to punish or censure; as, to overlook faults. NWAD OVERLOOK.10

8. To neglect; to slight. NWAD OVERLOOK.11

They overlook truth in the judgment they pass on adversity and prosperity. NWAD OVERLOOK.12

OVERLOOKER, n. One that overlooks. NWAD OVERLOOKER.1

OVERLOOP, now written orlop, which see. NWAD OVERLOOP.1

OVERLOVE, v.t. To love to excess; to prize or value too much. NWAD OVERLOVE.1

OVERLY, a. Careless; negligent; inattentive. [Not used.] NWAD OVERLY.1

OVERMAST, v.t. To furnish with a mast or with masts that are too long or too heavy for the weight of keel. NWAD OVERMAST.1

OVERMASTED, pp. Having masts too long or too heavy for the ship. NWAD OVERMASTED.1

OVERMASTER, v.t. To overpower; to subdue; to vanquish; to govern. NWAD OVERMASTER.1

OVERMATCH, v.t. To be too powerful for; to conquer; to subdue; to oppress by superior force. NWAD OVERMATCH.1

OVERMATCH, n. One superior in power; one able to overcome. NWAD OVERMATCH.2

OVERMEASURE, v.t. overmezh’ur. To measure or estimate too largely. NWAD OVERMEASURE.1

OVERMEASURE, n. overmezh’ur. Excess of measure; something that exceeds the measure proposed. NWAD OVERMEASURE.2

OVERMIX, v.t. To mix with too much. NWAD OVERMIX.1

OVERMODEST, a. Modest to excess; bashful. NWAD OVERMODEST.1

OVERMOST, a. Highest; over the rest in authority. NWAD OVERMOST.1

OVERMUCH, a. Too much; exceeding what is necessary or proper. NWAD OVERMUCH.1

OVERMUCH, adv. In too great a degree. NWAD OVERMUCH.2

OVERMUCH, n. More than sufficient. NWAD OVERMUCH.3

OVERMUCHNESS, n. Superabundance. [Not used and barbarous.] NWAD OVERMUCHNESS.1

OVERMULTITUDE, v.t. To exceed in number. [Not used.] NWAD OVERMULTITUDE.1

OVERNAME, v.t. To name over or in a series. [Not used.] NWAD OVERNAME.1

OVERNEAT, a. Excessively neat. NWAD OVERNEAT.1

OVERNIGHT, n. Night before bed-time. [See Over, prep.] NWAD OVERNIGHT.1

OVERNOISE, v.t. overnoiz’. To overpower by noise. NWAD OVERNOISE.1

OVEROFFENDED, a. Offended to excess. NWAD OVEROFFENDED.1

OVEROFFICE, v.t. To lord by virtue of an office. [Not used.] NWAD OVEROFFICE.1

OVEROFFICIOUS, a. Too busy; too ready to intermeddle; too importunate. NWAD OVEROFFICIOUS.1

OVERPAINT, v.t. To color or describe too strongly. NWAD OVERPAINT.1

OVERPASS, v.t. NWAD OVERPASS.1

1. To cross; to go over. NWAD OVERPASS.2

2. To overlook; to pass without regard. NWAD OVERPASS.3

3. To omit, as in reckoning. NWAD OVERPASS.4

4. To omit; not to receive or include. NWAD OVERPASS.5

OVERPASSED, OVERPAST, pp. Passed by; passed away; gone; past. NWAD OVERPASSED.1

OVERPAY, v.t. NWAD OVERPAY.1

1. To pay too much or more than is due. NWAD OVERPAY.2

2. To reward beyond the price or merit. NWAD OVERPAY.3

OVERPEER, v.t. To overlook; to hover over. [Not used.] NWAD OVERPEER.1

OVERPEOPLE, v.t. To overstock with inhabitants. NWAD OVERPEOPLE.1

OVERPERCH, v.t. To perch over or above; to fly over. NWAD OVERPERCH.1

OVERPERSUADE, v.t. To persuade or influence against one’s inclination or opinion. NWAD OVERPERSUADE.1

OVERPICTURE, v.t. To exceed the representation or picture. NWAD OVERPICTURE.1

OVERPLUS, n. [over and L. plus, more.] NWAD OVERPLUS.1

Surplus; that which remains after a supply, or beyond a quantity proposed. Take what is wanted and return the overplus. NWAD OVERPLUS.2

It would look like a fable to report that this gentleman gives away all which is the overplus of a great fortune. NWAD OVERPLUS.3

OVERPLY, v.t. To ply to excess; to exert with too much vigor. NWAD OVERPLY.1

OVERPOISE, v.t. overpoiz’. To outweigh. NWAD OVERPOISE.1

OVERPOISE, n. overpoiz’. Preponderant weight. NWAD OVERPOISE.2

OVERPOLISH, v.t. To polish too much. NWAD OVERPOLISH.1

OVERPONDEROUS, a. To heavy; too depressing. NWAD OVERPONDEROUS.1

OVERPOST, v.t. To hasten over quickly. NWAD OVERPOST.1

OVERPOWER, v.t. NWAD OVERPOWER.1

1. To affect with a power or force that cannot be borne; as, the light overpowers the eyes. NWAD OVERPOWER.2

2. To vanquish by force; to subdue; to reduce to silence in action or submission; to defeat. NWAD OVERPOWER.3

OVERPRESS, v.t. NWAD OVERPRESS.1

1. To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm. NWAD OVERPRESS.2

2. To overcome by importunity. NWAD OVERPRESS.3

OVERPRIZE, v.t. To value or prize at too high a rate. NWAD OVERPRIZE.1

OVERPROMPT, a. Too prompt; too ready or eager. NWAD OVERPROMPT.1

OVERPROMPTNESS, n. Excessive promptness; precipitation. NWAD OVERPROMPTNESS.1

OVERPROPORTION, v.t. To make of too great proportion. NWAD OVERPROPORTION.1

OVERQUIETNESS, n. Too much quietness. NWAD OVERQUIETNESS.1

OVERRAKE, v.t. To break in upon a ship. When the waves break in upon a ship riding at anchor, it is said, they overrake her, or she is overraked. NWAD OVERRAKE.1